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[1] From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu> (168)
Subject: TL Infobits -- August 2006
[2] From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG> (18)
Subject: Ubiquity 7.34
[3] From: Perry Willett <pwillett_at_umich.edu> (97)
Subject: MBooks
[4] From: "Jack Boeve" <JBoeve_at_umuc.edu> (71)
Subject: Autumn 2006 Online Workshops from the Center for
Intellectual Property
[5] From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu> (169)
Subject: TL Infobits -- August 2006
[6] From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG> (18)
Subject: Ubiquity 7.34
[7] From: Perry Willett <pwillett_at_umich.edu> (87)
Subject: MBooks
[8] From: "Jack Boeve" <JBoeve_at_umuc.edu> (71)
Subject: Autumn 2006 Online Workshops from the Center for
Intellectual Property
[9] From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG> (12)
Subject: Ubiquity 7.35
[10] From: Willard McCarty <willard.mccarty_at_kcl.ac.uk> (30)
Subject: Medieval Forum retiring with its co-editor
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:54:34 +0100
From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu>
Subject: TL Infobits -- August 2006
TL INFOBITS August 2006 No. 2 ISSN: Not Yet Assigned
About INFOBITS
INFOBITS is an electronic service of The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill ITS Teaching and Learning division. Each month the
ITS-TL's Information Resources Consultant monitors and selects from a
number of information and instructional technology sources that come to
her attention and provides brief notes for electronic dissemination to
educators.
NOTE: You can read the Web version of this issue at
http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/bitaug06.html
You can read all back issues of Infobits at
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Technology Literacy Test Reveals Student Deficiencies
Playing Games
Sloan Semester Archives
Obstacles to Educational Use of Digital Material
Papers on Digital Collections
Recommended Reading
Infobits RSS Feed
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TECHNOLOGY LITERACY TEST REVEALS STUDENT DEFICIENCIES
Educational Testing Service's Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) Literacy Assessment "uses scenario-based tasks to measure both
cognitive and technical skills . . . and assesses individual student
proficiency." Institutions that were early adopters of the test are
finding that it reveals student deficiencies in critical areas. "Of
10,000 high school and college students asked to evaluate a set of Web
sites last fall, nearly half could not correctly judge which was the
most objective, reliable and timely, according to preliminary results
of a digital-literacy assessment." ["Students Don't Know Much Beyond
Google," by Leila Fadel; STAR-TELEGRAM, July 27, 2006;
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/15134538.htm]
While college students may be competent Google searchers, many lack
skills for evaluating online resources and are unaware of other digital
resources, such as library databases, that could provide more reliable
content. The test's results indicate the need for more formal training
for students at all levels to acquire the skills they need to
critically evaluate online resources.
For more information on the ICT, go to
http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509=
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PLAYING GAMES
Several recently-published articles discuss the role of game playing as
tools for education or social engagement.
"Simulations, Games, and Learning"
By Diana Oblinger
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, May 2006
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3004.pdf
"Today's games are complex, take up to 100 hours, require
collaboration with others, and involve developing values, insights, and
new knowledge. They are immersive virtual worlds that are augmented by
a more complex external environment that involves communities of
practice, the buying and selling of game items, blogs, and developer
communities. In many ways, games have become complex learning systems."
"Digital Game-Based Learning: It's Not Just the Digital Natives Who Are
Restless"
By Richard Van Eck
EDUCAUSE REVIEW, vol. 41, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 16=AD30.
http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0620.asp
According to the author, "The combined weight of three factors
has resulted in widespread public interest in games as learning tools."
These factors are (1) "ongoing research conducted by DGBL [digital
game-based learning] proponents;" (2) "today's 'Net Generation,' or
'digital natives,' who have become disengaged with traditional
instruction;" and (3) "the increased popularity of games. . . nearly as
many digital games were sold as there are people in the United States
(248 million games vs. 293.6 million residents.)"
"Scavenger Hunt Enhances Students' Utilization of Blackboard"
By Dianne C. Jones
JOURNAL OF ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2006
http://jolt.merlot.org/Vol2_No2_Jones.htm
"The use of the Scavenger Hunt game has made the use of a
web-based course management system, like Blackboard, less threatening
for students and has significantly reduced the need for additional
instructor time to deal with technology-related issues throughout the
course."
"Where Everybody Knows Your (Screen) Name: Online Games as 'Third
Places'"
By Constance Steinkuehler and Dmitri Williams
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, vol. 11, issue 4, 2006
http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue4/steinkuehler.html
The authors studied how massively multiplayer online games
(MMOs) provide a means for establishing informal social relationships
beyond the workplace and home.
(This issue has other articles related to games and play. Link to other
articles at http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue4/.)
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SLOAN SEMESTER ARCHIVES
The "Sloan Semester" was an initiative by Sloan-C member institutions
to provide free online courses to college and university students whose
studies were impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. In
twenty-one days a "virtual" institution was set up to provide "more
than 1,350 courses from over 150 institutions in 38 states available to
over 1,750 students, utilizing over 4,000 'seats' in online courses at
the undergraduate and graduate levels." The Sloan Semester Archives
website includes "includes links to an archived version of the Sloan
Semester Catalog, a case study of the project, data about participants
and lessons learned." The archives are available at
http://www.sloan-c.org/sloansemester/index.asp.
Sloan-C is a consortium of institutions and organizations committed "to
help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale, and
breadth of their online programs according to their own distinctive
missions, so that education will become a part of everyday life,
accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide
variety of disciplines." Sloan-C is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation. For more information go to http://www.aln.org/.
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OBSTACLES TO EDUCATIONAL USE OF DIGITAL MATERIAL
"The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of
Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age" reports on a year-long study,
conducted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, to "explore
whether innovative educational uses of digital technology were hampered
by the restrictions of copyright." Four serious obstacles were
identified in the study:
-- "Unclear or inadequate copyright law relating to crucial provisions
such as fair use and educational use;"
-- "Extensive adoption of 'digital rights management' technology to
lock up content;"
-- "Practical difficulties obtaining rights to use content when
licenses are necessary;" and
-- "Undue caution by gatekeepers such as publishers or educational
administrators."
The complete report can be download at no cost at
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3D923465.
The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School is a
"research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study,
and help pioneer its development. For more information, contact Berkman
Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, 23 Everett Street,
Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA; tel: 617-495-7547; fax:
617-495-7641; email: cyber_at_law.harvard.edu; Web:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/.
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PAPERS ON DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
This month's issue of FIRST MONDAY is devoted to selected papers from
"Inspiring Discovery: Unlocking Collections -- WebWise 2006," the
seventh annual conference on libraries and museums in the digital world
held in February. Of particular interest is "Scholarship and Academic
Libraries (and their kin) in the World of Google," the conference's
keynote address given by Paul N. Courant. The author has placed the
paper in the public domain so it can be freely shared with colleagues.
This and other conference papers are available at
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_8/.
First Monday [ISSN 1396-0466] is an online, peer-reviewed journal whose
aim is to publish original articles about the Internet and the global
information infrastructure. It is published in cooperation with the
University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago. For more
information, contact: First Monday, c/o Edward Valauskas, Chief Editor,
PO Box 87636, Chicago IL 60680-0636 USA; email: ejv_at_uic.edu; Web:
http://firstmonday.dk/.
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RECOMMENDED READING
"Recommended Reading" lists items that have been recommended to me or
that Infobits readers have found particularly interesting and/or
useful, including books, articles, and websites published by Infobits
subscribers. Send your recommendations to carolyn_kotlas_at_unc.edu for
possible inclusion in this column.
"Perspective: Teen's Warning on the Gospel of Wikipedia"
By Soumya Srinagesh
CNET News.com, August 11, 2006
http://news.com.com/2010-1038_3-6104446.html?part=3Drss&tag=3D6104446&subj=
=3Dnews
"Yes, teachers and parents constantly remind students to think twice
before relying on certain online sources, but it's easy for a student
in a rush to forget that Wikipedia belongs in the category of
unverified information rather than credible information--especially
because its format is one of a traditional encyclopedia. Which isn't to
say Wikipedia's a bad thing."
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:56:54 +0100
From: ubiquity <ubiquity_at_HQ.ACM.ORG>
Subject: Ubiquity 7.34
This Week in Ubiquity:
Volume 7, Issue 34
September 5, 2006 =96 September 11, 2006
UBIQUITY ALERT: GAGLIANO and IRRGANG
Ross Gagliano considers the new book, "The
Persona Lifecycle: Keeping People in Mind
Throughout Product Design." Gagliano is an associate editor of Ubiquity.
<http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/book_reviews/v7i34_personna.html>
Bernhardt Irrgang meditates on the question
whether Computers/Robots can act morally.
Professor Irrgang is with the Department of
Philosophy of Technology, Institute for
Philosophy, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
<http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v7i34_irrgang.html>http://www.acm.org/ubi=
quity/views/v7i34_irrgang.html
For this week's Ubiquity go to
<http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/>.
Ubiquity Volume 7, Issue 34 (September 5, 2006 September 11, 2006)
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:00:51 +0100
From: Perry Willett <pwillett_at_umich.edu>
Subject: MBooks
>MBooks: U-M Library transforms research through digital archive
>
>ANN ARBOR, Mich.---The first digital works resulting from the
>University of Michigan/Google Digitization Partnership are now being
>used to enhance the University Library's online catalog.
>
>The online catalog points to a new U-M Library system called MBooks
>that was developed specifically for the materials digitized by
>Google. The system, intended to support scholarly research, was
>designed to meet the specialized needs of researchers by providing
>more information about works in the collection and---where
>allowed---actually making the text of works available through the catalog.
>
>In addition to a page-turning function, the online material includes
>updated bibliographic information, persistent URLs---essential for
>proper citation---and the ability to change resolution (i.e. zoom in
>or out), and to change format (such as converting to PDF). The
>ability to magnify or rotate the image is particularly important for
>researchers who must study detailed images such as formulas for
>chemical compounds or intricate historical cartography, and for
>persons with some disabilities.
>
> From the initial days of the partnership, the University Library
>has anticipated providing these services to its research community,
>said John Wilkin, co-interim University librarian.
>
>"One of our goals has been to create a digital archive that not only
>preserves the Library's collections for future generations, but also
>allows today's researchers and scholars to make use of the myriad
>research opportunities offered by a digital archive. Our partnership
>with Google is helping us accomplish this goal at an unprecedented pace."
>
>For uncopyrightable works, such as works created by the U.S.
>government, works in the public domain, and works authorized for
>public display by the copyright holder, the text will be fully
>viewable. For all material, the user may search within a volume and
>retrieve the number of times a search term appears per page. This
>feature is useful, not only for determining relevancy, but also for
>scholarship requiring precise and exhaustive citation.
>
>"A project like this, where we are comprehensively digitizing an
>entire research library of approximately 7 million volumes, results
>in an extremely broad cross-section of titles being archived. The
>materials represent a date range of more than 300 years, dozens of
>languages, and every major subject area in the University Library's
>collection," Wilkin said.
>
>Included in the material will be the University's extensive federal
>government document collection. A small sampling of documents
>available today includes the diplomatic correspondence of Benjamin
>Franklin and John Adams, and approximately 2,200 Congressional
>hearings from the 1970s and 1980s.
>
>Productive scholarship, from the modest freshman term paper to the
>most advanced research project, depends on quality of search and
>ease of access to source materials, said John King, Vice Provost for
>Academic Information. "These new systems will bring a transformation
>in scholarly productivity and quality. Scholars will be able to find
>virtually everything available on their topic easily and quickly.
>Public domain materials will be available instantly, while
>copyrighted materials will be readily accessible through the
>library's conventional processes."
>
>The University of Michigan Library is one of the top ten research
>libraries in North America. The Library's mission is to support,
>enhance, and collaborate in the instructional, research, and service
>activities of the faculty, students, and staff, and contribute to
>the common good by collecting, organizing, preserving,
>communicating, and sharing the record of human knowledge.
>
>For information on the U-M Library:
><http://www.lib.umich.edu/>http://www.lib.umich.edu
>
>For information on the U-M online catalog:
><http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/>http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu
>
>For information on MBooks:
><http://mdp.lib.umich.edu/m/mdp/mdp-faq.htm>http://mdp.lib.umich.edu/m/mdp/mdp-faq.htm
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:01:22 +0100
From: "Jack Boeve" <JBoeve_at_umuc.edu>
Subject: Autumn 2006 Online Workshops from the Center for
Intellectual Property
Greetings from the Center for Intellectual Property at University of
Maryland University College. This is a friendly reminder about our
annual Intellectual Property in Academia online workshop series.
If you have already registered, we will look forward to "seeing" you in
class. We ask that you please consider sharing this opportunity with
your colleagues and friends.
If you have not yet registered, this is a great time to do so and to
save by registering before September 22.
Thank you.
[Please excuse the cross posting]
*****
University of Maryland University College
Center for Intellectual Property
2006-2007 Intellectual Property in Academia
Online Workshop Series
The Autumn 2006 lineup includes two workshops...
E-Reserves and Copyright
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#ereserves
October 2-October 18, 2006
Moderator: Laura (Lolly) Gasaway, M.L.S., J.D.
Professor of Law and Director, Law Library, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
***This workshop is being offered again
due to the high demand in 2005.
SPACE IS FILLING QUICKLY!***
Workshop Goals:
* Discuss the purpose and legal basis for e-reserves;
* Review various guidelines for e-reserves and classroom use;
* Explore some of the elements necessary for developing a policy
for e-reserves;
* Discuss coursepacks, e-reserves, and course management
software;
* and more...
Early registration--only $125--closes SEPTEMBER 22.
Copyright Education Programs: Teaching the Ethical and Legal Use of
Information
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#copyright_education
November 6-November 17, 2006
Moderators: Carrie Russell, M.L.I.S.
Copyright Specialist for the Office for Information Technology Policy
of the American Library Association
Olga Francois, M.L.I.S.
Assistant Director of the Center for Intellectual Property at
University of Maryland University College
Workshop Goals:
* Discuss the purpose and legal basis for copyright education in
higher education;
* Look at challenges in establishing effective copyright
education programs;
* Consider some of the technical and logistical aspects of
developing a copyright education program;
* Review various guidelines for the use of copyrighted
materials;
* Explore some of the elements and steps necessary for
developing copyright policies;
* and more...
Early registration--only $125--closes OCTOBER 27.
Coming Soon in 2007:
DRM Technologies
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#drm_tech
January 22 - February 2, 2007
Moderators: Kimberly Kelley, M.L.S., Ph.D. and Bill Rosenblatt, M.S.
REGISTRATION:
Space is limited in each workshop--Register now online at
https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenForm
Additional information: call 240-582-2965
or visit http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa
--Jack Boeve
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
240-582-2965
http://www.umuc.edu/cip
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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:09:22 +0100
From: "Carolyn Kotlas" <kotlas_at_email.unc.edu>
Subject: TL Infobits -- August 2006
TL INFOBITS August 2006 No. 2 ISSN: Not Yet=
Assigned
About INFOBITS
INFOBITS is an electronic service of The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill ITS Teaching and Learning division. Each month the
ITS-TL's Information Resources Consultant monitors and selects from a
number of information and instructional technology sources that come to
her attention and provides brief notes for electronic dissemination to
educators.
NOTE: You can read the Web version of this issue at
http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/bitaug06.html
You can read all back issues of Infobits at
http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/
......................................................................
Technology Literacy Test Reveals Student Deficiencies
Playing Games
Sloan Semester Archives
Obstacles to Educational Use of Digital Material
Papers on Digital Collections
Recommended Reading
Infobits RSS Feed
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TECHNOLOGY LITERACY TEST REVEALS STUDENT DEFICIENCIES
Educational Testing Service's Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) Literacy Assessment "uses scenario-based tasks to measure both
cognitive and technical skills . . . and assesses individual student
proficiency." Institutions that were early adopters of the test are
finding that it reveals student deficiencies in critical areas. "Of
10,000 high school and college students asked to evaluate a set of Web
sites last fall, nearly half could not correctly judge which was the
most objective, reliable and timely, according to preliminary results
of a digital-literacy assessment." ["Students Don't Know Much Beyond
Google," by Leila Fadel; STAR-TELEGRAM, July 27, 2006;
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/15134538.htm]
While college students may be competent Google searchers, many lack
skills for evaluating online resources and are unaware of other digital
resources, such as library databases, that could provide more reliable
content. The test's results indicate the need for more formal training
for students at all levels to acquire the skills they need to
critically evaluate online resources.
For more information on the ICT, go to
http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.435c0b5cc7bd0ae7015d9510c3921509=
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